Police warning on tree cutting con artists

June 10, 2014, 8:33 p.m.

Wollongong police are warning northern suburbs residents to be on the lookout for con artists.

Wollongong police are warning northern suburbs residents to be on the lookout for con artists after two men and a woman offered to cut down a tree on an 86-year-old man's Douglas Road, Fernhill, property.

The two men and woman told the man a neighbour had hired them to cut down the tree.

After spending 10 minutes in the yard and trimming a branch, they returned and asked for payment from the man.

After handing over the substantial amount of money the resident requested a receipt. No receipt was issued and one of the men said: "You got a special price", before leaving.

One man was described as being in his late 40s, and the other two as being in their late 30s.